The former drugstore company Anton Schlecker is to be imprisoned for three years according to will of DerStaatsanwaltschaft. This demanded dieVertreter of indictment in trial against 73-year-old in IhremPlädoyer at Stuttgart District Court. For Schlecker's son Lars requested beeps years and ten months imprisonment, for daughter Meike two years and eight months.
From point of view of accuser, Anton Schlecker has withdrawn several million euros beiseitegeschafftund from bankruptcy of once largest drugstore chain in Europe, reby gaining access from creditors. He is also said to have paid jahrelangüberhöhte hourly rates to logistics subsidiary LDG and Soebenfalls have caused a million damage.
All in all, prosecutors assume a loss of approximately 16 million euros. They had summed up in a long lecture in morning what evidence was available against Schlecker. Then defenders of Schlecker and his co-accused children should be given floor.
The process is about question of when Schlecker knew his/her case was before bankruptcy. Since prosecutor's office is now assisted later than one zunächstgenannt in indictment, amount of accusations and related damage has also decreased.
According to defender Schleckers, public Prosecutor's request was overruled. His lawyer Norbert sharply spoke of a "less severe" case of bankruptcy, his client believed in survival of group until very last. However, court did not recommend a specific sentence.
"I would like to have a sincere apology"The former works council chairman Christel Hoffmann said that she was a sincere apology more important than condemnation of Schlecker family. They could not be acquitted of ir responsibilities, but a prison sentence would not change anything for those affected. "I would like to have a sincere apology from Mr. Schlecker, not just a statement of regret," said Hoffmann.
Europe's formerly largest drugstore chain had filed for bankruptcy in January 2012. More than 25,000 people in Germany and about exactly as many abroad lost ir jobs. Just over a week ago, Schlecker and his children had paid anor four million euros to DenInsolvenzverwalter to go to bankruptcy fund. In total, have creditors reported more than one billion euro requirements in past. The verdict is expected next Monday.
Date Of Update: 21 November 2017, 12:02
